Court News
Jeffrey William Kaufman
Jeffrey William Kaufman, 61, pleaded guilty to unlawful use of a weapon - exhibiting and misdemeanor second degree harassment. Pursuant to a plea agreement, Kaufman was sentenced to three years in the Missouri Department of Corrections for the weapons charge SES and five years probation. He was...
A jury trial was set and two guilty pleas were accepted during the Dec. 3 Ozark County Circuit Court law day, presided over by Judge Craig Carter.
Dalton M. Howard was discharged from probation.
Christopher Levi McKee was released two days early from 7-day shock detention. According to McKee’s...
Almost 36 years after 24-year-old Kelle Ann Workman went missing near Seymour, Brixey resident Leonard “Dwight” Banks accepted a plea agreement and entered an Alford plea to an amended charge of voluntary manslaughter in her death.
That plea was entered in June of this year, and he is now serving...
Jason Duke
Pontiac resident Jason G. Duke, born 1981, faces charges of first-degree harassment and tampering with computer data after allegedly accessing and tampering with a victim’s Facebook page.
According to the probable cause statement filed by Ozark County Sheriff Cass Martin, the victim in the case...
Daniel Eric Johnson
Gainesville resident Daniel Eric Johnson, born 1989, is charged with the D class felony of stealing $750 or more after allegedly refusing to fix or return money for a vehicle purchased from him.
According to a probable cause statement filed by Ozark County Sheriff’s Lt. Matthew Rhoades, a man...
Donna Smith
Officers say a Halloween-night search of a Gainesville home turned up a trove of suspected drugs, paraphernalia and prescription pills, leading to felony charges for two Gainesville residents, Donna Smith, 59, and Michael MacMillan, 68.
According to the probable cause statement filed in the case,...
Gainesville’s Care to Learn coordinator Brenda Frye, left, and school social worker Misty Cullipher help with many of the efforts inside Gainesville’s new Community Resource Center including providing students in need with the free clothing and shoes shown here. Gainesville School staff members Nicole Wallace and Allisa West are also Gainesville Care to Learn liaisons.
Tucked away on the Gainesville School campus, a humble building hums with the energy of open hearts and open arms, a blessing both to the students who rely on its services and to the devoted staff who feel fortunate to provide them.
Each day, the sound of morning showers blends with the constant...
During the Ozark County Circuit Court law days held Oct. 27 and Nov. 5, 35 people appeared before Judge Craig Carter.
A capias warrant was issued for Nathan T. Rodman after he was ordered to submit a urinalysis and fled from the Ozark County Courthouse. He was arrested the next day. A capias...
James Bliss
James Bliss pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance, a D class felony, during the Oct. 27 Ozark County Circuit Court.
He was sentenced to four years in the Missouri Department of Corrections, SES, probation and ordered to successfully complete Ozark County Drug Court. Pursuant to a...
Amanda Bertolozzi
Amanda Nicole Bertolozzi pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance, a class D felony, during the Oct. 27 Ozark County Circuit Court.
She was sentenced to SIS, five years probation and ordered to successfully complete Ozark County Drug Court. Pursuant to a plea agreement, the felony...